Ivymount Summer Institute 2026 - Assessing and Managing Anxiety in Youth and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Ivymount Outreach

Assessing and Managing Anxiety in Youth and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

When: Wednesday, August 19th from 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location: Virtual

Cost: $10

Registration: RSVP here.

Youth and adolescents with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities experience anxiety and various anxiety disorders at higher rates than their neurotypical peers. Assessing and managing their anxiety can be particularly difficult due to challenges with language, communication, emotional awareness, and cognition. Learn about the challenges in assessing for anxiety with this population as well as possible solutions in addition to exploring various approaches, strategies, and adaptations to help youth manage and tolerate their anxiety in a safe and effective manner.

Participants will:

• Learn how to assess for anxiety in youth and adolescents with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.
• Learn how various adaptations can be utilized to increase the emotional awareness of youth and adolescents with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.
• Learn approaches and specific strategies to help youth and adolescents with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities tolerate anxiety-provoking situations.

1 Maryland Social Work CEU, 1 Maryland Educator Clock Hour (1 PDP), attendance certificates provided.